Draft genome sequence of Rhodococcus sp. strain P14, a biodegrader of high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Ying Zhang; Fujun Qin; Jing Qiao; Gangmin Li; Chenghui Shen; Tongwang Huang; Zhong Hu

doi:10.1128/JB.00555-12

Draft genome sequence of Rhodococcus sp. strain P14, a biodegrader of high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

J Bacteriol. 2012 Jul;194(13):3546. doi: 10.1128/JB.00555-12.

Authors

Ying Zhang¹, Fujun Qin, Jing Qiao, Gangmin Li, Chenghui Shen, Tongwang Huang, Zhong Hu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, China.

Abstract

The genus Rhodococcus is known for its ability to degrade various xenobiotic compounds. Rhodococcus sp. strain P14 isolated from crude oil-contaminated sediments can degrade mineral oil and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The draft genome sequence of Rhodococcus sp. P14 was obtained using Solexa technology, which provided an invaluable genetic background for further investigation of the ability of P14 to degrade xenobiotic compounds.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biodegradation, Environmental*
Genome, Bacterial*
Geologic Sediments / microbiology
Molecular Sequence Data
Molecular Weight
Petroleum
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / chemistry
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / metabolism*
Rhodococcus / classification
Rhodococcus / genetics*
Rhodococcus / isolation & purification
Rhodococcus / metabolism
Sequence Analysis, DNA*
Soil Pollutants

Substances

Petroleum
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Soil Pollutants

Associated data

GENBANK/AJFC01000000